MARCS-IP ("New MARCS") Site and Talkgroup Discussion

[jludlow]

Geauga County Marcs-IP P25 Talk Group-ID'S

Found Some Talk Group ID Numbers today while monitoring Geauga County P25 System for the School Buses. Not sure if any were posted yet so thought I would post these. This is what I've come up with for the following ID's after listening to todays radio traffic.


19538 - Berkshire Schools

19539 - Cardinal Schools

19540 - Chardon Schools


jludlow

 

[mtindor]

Found Some Talk Group ID Numbers today while monitoring Geauga County P25 System for the School Buses. Not sure if any were posted yet so thought I would post these. This is what I've come up with for the following ID's after listening to todays radio traffic.


19538 - Berkshire Schools

19539 - Cardinal Schools

19540 - Chardon Schools


jludlow

Thank you. I've added these talkgroups to the DB.

Mike

 

[fpo701]

Picking up audio on another site today. I noticed the control channel for 2-018 a week and a half ago. The control channel 774.33125 is still active.

Heard some testing on 54552 (XMARCS-14) today. It sounded list one of the North Canton chiefs. The audio channel was 769.70625.

 

[W8RMH]

Off the Columbus site I heard brief testing Tuesday on one of the 54xxx TGs, where the tech/operator replied "You sound loud and clear down here in Jackson".

Maybe a new Jackson County site?

 

[wa8pyr]

Off the Columbus site I heard brief testing Tuesday on one of the 54xxx TGs, where the tech/operator replied "You sound loud and clear down here in Jackson".

Maybe a new Jackson County site?

Probably Wellston. There is a license for an IP site there.

 

[fpo701]

More traffic on 2-018 site today. One location was Main and Peachtree, also Strauser and Wales. Both are in North Canton area. They were also in Wilmot and Dalton.

At this point, I could just be getting two guys talking from two different locations and a third local to 2-018. This site shows a very strong signal in Akron, so I assume it is near me.

 

[mtindor]

More traffic on 2-018 site today. One location was Main and Peachtree, also Strauser and Wales. Both are in North Canton area. They were also in Wilmot and Dalton.

At this point, I could just be getting two guys talking from two different locations and a third local to 2-018. This site shows a very strong signal in Akron, so I assume it is near me.

I'm quite sure that the majority of those unknown 2-xxx sites are in NE Ohio. Stark / Summit / Mahoning / Lorain / Ashtabula / etc.

We need people to start scanning 700 Mhz and reporting on all of the sites that they find. I'm sure there are more out there that nobody knows about simply because you, I and Tom can't pick them up direct from our locations. The NE digital scanner enthusiasts need to jump on board and pull out their digital scanners and Pro96Com and start looking for active 700 mhz control channels and reporting on them [along with the location they were monitored from].

Mike

 

[Schmetzy13]

I am in Mahoning county (Canfield) and am able to pick up site 2-019 with one bar of signal. Screen reads 0348h-0219.

I have not hit any TGIDs as of yet on my BCD-396xt, but have been searching the 700 band periodically.

 

[mtindor]

I am in Mahoning county (Canfield) and am able to pick up site 2-019 with one bar of signal. Screen reads 0348h-0219.

I have not hit any TGIDs as of yet on my BCD-396xt, but have been searching the 700 band periodically.

I'm guessing that the control channel frequency for Site 0219 is the only 700 mhz control channel you can pick up from your location, is that correct? It helps to know that. I'm also presuming you are using either the stock ducky antenna or an 800 mhz ducky antenna [vs an external antenna] ?

I'd ask you to consider running Pro96com on that site [and I'd walk you through getting it set up], but I have a feeling that one bar is not adequate enough signal to get a reliable decode of control channel data in Pro96Com.

My guess so far is that 2-019 might actually be the Ohio State Penetentiary or Trumbull Correctional MARCS-IP site. Perhaps even Salem, but I believe I'd hear it from here in Jefferson Co if it were Salem.

How close would you say you are to Ohio State Pen and Trumbull Correctional?

Mike

 

[Schmetzy13]

Correct, this is the only control channel I can pick up from my location with my stock duck antenna.

I downloaded Pro96com, adjusted the settings and could not receive any data. I even tried with the Austintown P25 system to see if I could gather anything and I couldn't with 5 bars... Any suggestions as to settings?

As for OSP and TCI, I am about 20 miles from there.

 

[mtindor]

Correct, this is the only control channel I can pick up from my location with my stock duck antenna.

I downloaded Pro96com, adjusted the settings and could not receive any data. I even tried with the Austintown P25 system to see if I could gather anything and I couldn't with 5 bars... Any suggestions as to settings?

As for OSP and TCI, I am about 20 miles from there.

I'll respond via private message since I'm going to go off topic and try to help you get Pro96Com working.

Mike

 

[tonya]

Geauga County

I'm hearing the Geauga Co. Sheriff Dept for the first time on this system 1:00 AM Sunday. Very clear from the east side of Cleveland using a HP-1. I heard some of the Geauga schools all week but nothing PD or FD. Switch over maybe??

 

[SCPD]

Been hearing TGID 19504 Geauga Co SO since Friday.

 

[SCPD]

Also FD TGID 19525 logged but not heard.

 

[KWs]

I'm hearing 19504 also .. Have not heard any FD traffic ..

 

[KWs]

I'm receiving Geauga Sheriff 19504 off the Cuyahoga tower sites,
all the unit IDs display as 2800370 ... Some sort of patch ? Or ???

I'm not getting the traffic off a Geauga tower.. Seem to have issues with reception.. Time for an attic antenna adjustment !

 

[SCPD]

The majorty of my reception is off the Beechwood site but I do see some off of a Geauga site. 855.2125 is very strong. 0348h-0210.

 

[KWs]

And upon further review, seems unit ID display holds up a lot longer on this system than others I monitor, so it seems like the next unit talking is not displaying their ID on my HP .. at least from my location.

 

[jrl44430]

I'm quite sure that the majority of those unknown 2-xxx sites are in NE Ohio. Stark / Summit / Mahoning / Lorain / Ashtabula / etc.

We need people to start scanning 700 Mhz and reporting on all of the sites that they find. I'm sure there are more out there that nobody knows about simply because you, I and Tom can't pick them up direct from our locations. The NE digital scanner enthusiasts need to jump on board and pull out their digital scanners and Pro96Com and start looking for active 700 mhz control channels and reporting on them [along with the location they were monitored from].

Mike

I live 1 mile from TCI and have a full scale signal on 773.0812 with a rubber duck. Site ID is 0348h-0221.

 

[wa8pyr]

I live 1 mile from TCI and have a full scale signal on 773.0812 with a rubber duck. Site ID is 0348h-0221.

Take the antenna off the radio and see if you can still hear the control channel. If so, that's likely the TCI site.